noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of something being subdued. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of subdue form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abatingallayingalleviatingalleviativeanalgesicanesthetic

Example

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"Chess shackles its master, subduing his mind and brain in such a way that the inner freedom of even the strongest will suffer."

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